Pyogenic Liver Abscess Due to Rhodococcus equi in an Immunocompetent Host

A case of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) due to Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent individual was successfully treated by combining surgery and antibiotics. The R. equi-targeted antimicrobial agents erythromycin and rifampin were used only after surgical resection of the lesion and identification...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005-02, Vol.43 (2), p.1002-1004
Main Authors: Napoleão, Fátima, Vieira Damasco, Paulo, Ferreira Camello, Thereza Cristina, Damasceno do Vale, Márcio, Braga de Andrade, Arnaldo Feitosa, Hirata, Raphael, de Mattos-Guaraldi, Ana Luíza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actinomycetales Infections - drug therapy
Actinomycetales Infections - microbiology
Actinomycetales Infections - surgery
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Case Reports
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Immunocompetence
Infectious diseases
Liver Abscess, Pyogenic - microbiology
Male
Medical sciences
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Rhodococcus equi - classification
Rhodococcus equi - genetics
Rhodococcus equi - isolation & purification
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Summary:A case of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) due to Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent individual was successfully treated by combining surgery and antibiotics. The R. equi-targeted antimicrobial agents erythromycin and rifampin were used only after surgical resection of the lesion and identification of the infective organism.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.43.2.1002-1004.2005